New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-27
DANNY LYONS MUST HANG.
ne TAKES THE JURYs VERDICT CooLLY.
THREE MEN HELD OUT FOR A WHILE AND SOME w
THE TESTIMONY WAS REREAD,


THREE MEN HELD OUT FOR WHILE AND soMh w
THE TESTIMONY WAS REREAD,
r.,rn.x.. .saaa Yesterday to the number OF
vonnc men who py the verdict OF a jury MI McuiorSs
definition Of tough" He knocked MS man ont
and was convicted yesterday OF mnraer III inc nr'' &c
rrea Ma IL twenty-sx years oid thougn &c seems
youugsi He short and OF raiher stout buid having
-, I,u,der. and full face. His eyes aud COM
M, are dairy He active in all his movements aud
a. - his shoulders he walks after the manner OF the
trs. N5cnal Bowefy boy.
81. has been IN appearance utterly unconcerned
,,roughou the trial He laughed goodnaturedly when
any amusing incident occurred He Interested In
,,atchns the witnesses, and made comments them
for the benefit of his counsel but he seemed anx
GUS about the result OF his trial. His face flushed somo
times under Mr. Marines attacks, and he watched the
Recorder intenness while the charge was delivered
but he smiling when the bar OF the court to
hear the verdict of the jury.
The trial has occupied week, bat four days OF
the time were occupied in oetaining jury The tes-
tmony sho we'd that Joseph Qinn. an athletic young
man. who held position IN the Cotton Exchange but
associated at night with gang" Of young men and
women-nany of them disreputable-had quarrel with
LYONS who frcQuented the same street-corner Quinn
WHO was OF powerful frame. assaulted Lyons on tho
night OF tho OF july striking him with his fist and
then with u heavy cane, until Lyons was beaten to
the grouu. bleeding from several wounds In tho head
On July Lyons. who did not to bed until early III the
friend john Corr He askel two or three acquaintance
for pistol aud finally obtained from q miikman
named Nei The pistol unloadcd when Neili gave
IL to Lyons. but was apparently loaded soon after.
LYONS went Secondave and Thirtyeghthst, close 70
Qunns hone and waited for tho athlete. While Quinn
was talking to an acquaintance Lyons
approached. Quinn wont toward him and
a few words exchanged. Lyons raised the pistol
and fired Quinn fell and dead in few minutes
Ii ems ran down second-ave. secured from friend a
change cothing shaved OF his moustache and left the
city, lie went to Philadelphia. Baltimore. Chicago ana
Pttsbury. lie arrested I'm Ter assumed name in
P,sburg for completely In BURGLARY in Allegheny City
and was held until q roquisition could be obtained
The trial had progressed last week to the clos
ing argument for the prosecution District
Attorney MARITIME. who conducted the trial without
assistance and spoke for nearly thres hours on saturday
and nearly hour yesterday. He called attestion
yesterday the that much OF tho testimony for the
prosecution given by "chums OF the prisoner who
had friendly feelings for him and who would not will
inxly harm him. The evidence OF generalization was
overwhelming The search for pistol. The expressed
threats seeking for Quinn ut his known resort these
were that killing he 1rOrs hat
would be exposing the community 10 great danger If
they allowed their sympathy to influence them 70 ind
Lyons guilty Of ayGn. snort OF IN shf for ra
diet OF the degree Of which Lyons was indicted
nss ssS'd two hours long tie called the Jurors
Kinds OF homicide. He said that homicide which was
not murder manslaughtcr either e1cSaDle nom
icide justhable homicide The defence In this case
had said that the homicdc-whieh Lyons admted-was
both excusabe and Unsuitable II the death was caused
by scrient or misfortune while the defendant
gagged In lawful act homicide excusabe; III t
was caused while defendant engaged III defend
ing his life aud person IL was justitable.
The Recorder then made careful abstract
of the testImany, Though telling the Jurors
that they were the final judges OF fact .
LYONS a. the Recorder talked. leaned forward Win
his chin on both hands and his elbows on the table
The charge with a review OF the chel authofl
ties on he of self defence The Recorder asked
The Jury TO whether the defendants own slate
mept self defence had beeu made out MURDER
and then defined in their various de-
erees and the Recorder finished by telling the jury 20
render their verdict feaesy according 10 the evidence
The case was given to the jury at about oelock ana
the Jurors absent from the courtroom for three
hours and a half They then returned to have some OF
the testimony read TO them Shortly before cioc
they came in with verdict OF guilty OF
murder in the first degree. Nine OF the Jurors
had been In favor OF this verdict from the
beginning and the others or dualiy came
over to the majority. Lyons stood UP as the Jurors
entered and faced them unconcernedly. he ala NOT
make a motion the foreman announced the verdct:
and when called give his age, address ava
occupation he answered In loud and clear voice lie
swung shoulders about with sort OF Dravado as he
made his way to cell In the OF the courtroom
He was remauded until Friday for sentence
Recorder Smyth told the jury th.t ne could not see
hsw. under the evidence any other verdict coud DO
Justly rendered